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Local teams compete at Yuma Early Qualifier

Caliche, Fleming and Merino compete at local track meet

Caliche's Kayla Zink kicked off the track season with a pair of first place finishes at the Yuma Early Qualifier Monday. (Kathryn Scott Osler / Denver Post file photo)

It was a warm and beautiful day for the Yuma Early Qualifier track meet Monday afternoon — a far cry from the wonderful weather that northeastern Colorado received last week.

Caliche

The Caliche girls track team placed second at the meet, while the boys finished eighth.

Kayla Zink finished first in the 100 and 200 meter. The junior also finished second in the long jump.

Jaedyn Lambrecht finished first in the 100 meter hurdles and the triple jump. The Caliche 4X100 meter relay took home the gold.

Kaitlyn Houghton finished first in the 300 meter hurdles. She also finished third in the 800 meter and 100 meter.

Christen Houghton finished fourth in the 100 meter. Houghton also finished sixth in the long jump.

Rachel Fryrear came in sixth in the 1600 meter. Sydney Sorensen placed 12th in the shot put. Jaecey Lambrecht placed 13th in the shot put. Carla Caro placed 10th in the 800 meter and 11th in discuss.

For the boys, Traevonn Walton placed fifth in the 200 meter. Walton also came in ninth during the 100 meter.

Taylor Houghton placed sixth in the 100 meter. Nathan Schumacher finished sixth in the triple jump and 10th in the 400 meter. Isaac Schumacher finished 10th in the 1600 meter.

Fleming

The Fleming boys placed third and had two first place finishes. The girls finished ninth and had two relay teams finish first.

Neil Lovell finished first in the 3200 meter. He also took home third place in the 1600 meter.

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Alex Vandenbark finished first in the triple jump. Vandenbark's teammate, Joey Stahley, finished right behind him with a second place finish in the event. Vandenbark placed fifth in the long jump and tied for fifth in the high jump.

Hannah Blom came in seventh in the 800 meter. Susy Walker finished right behind Blom with an eighth place finish in the 800 meter. Morgan Cockroft finished ninth in the long jump.

Merino

The Merino boys finished fifth, and had two relay teams finish first. The Merino girls finished seventh and had one first place finish.

Breanna Tramp took home first in discus. Tramp also finished 11th in the shot put.

Rachel Mari finished second in the 1600 meter. Kira Roelle finished 10th in the 200 meter.

Lydia Stegner finished second in the 100 hurdles. Stegner also came in sixth in the 300 hurdles.

Cydnee Sexton came in fourth in the 100 hurdles and eighth in the shot put. Jordan Matthews finished sixth in the shot put and ninth in the discuss. Natalie Clifford finished 13th in the discuss.

Dylan Clifford finished second in the 100 meter. Logan Redabaugh came in third in the long jump.

Sergio Munoz finished third in the high jump and fourth in the long jump. Taylor Gonzalez came in fourth in shot put. Zach Karg came in sixth in the 800 meter. Jalen Jole placed eighth in the high jump.

All three teams will compete at the Holyoke Invitational in Holyoke this Saturday. The meet is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

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